The FBI’s 2024 Hate Crime Statistics show that anti-Asian hate crimes remain a persistent threat in Washington state, with incidents nearly tripling since the pandemic.
UTOPIA Washington aids trans Pacific Islanders
UTOPIA Washington, an organization focused on serving the queer and transgender Pacific Islander community, distributed 300 Thanksgiving meal boxes across King County on Nov. 17 as part of Transgender Awareness Week.
Han Kang, Megha Majumdar and Yiyun Li are among finalists for Andrew Carnegie Medals
Nobel laureate Han Kang’s “We Do Not Part,” Megha Majumdar’s “A Guardian and a Thief” and Yiyun Li’s “ Things in Nature Merely Grow” are among the finalists for Andrew Carnegie Medals, fiction and nonfiction awards presented by the American Library Association.
Burglars use Asian markets to find targets, police say
Asian American and Pacific Islander families are being urged to stay alert—especially when shopping at markets such as H Mart—as police nationwide warn that organized burglary crews have been identifying victims at Asian grocery stores before targeting their homes.
Filipino detainee faces deportation amid health crisis
Local Filipino American groups and human rights advocates are making an emergency push to stop the deportation of a detainee known as “Kuya G,” who they say is being medically neglected at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) and faces a dire health threat if sent back to the Philippines.
Advocate David Lin and wife mourned after apparent homicide
Lifelong advocate David Lin and his wife, Jean Lin, both 69, were identified as the victims of a double homicide in Hillsborough, New Jersey, prompting grief across the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.
Filipino WWII veterans posthumously honored with Congressional Gold Medals
The sacrifices of four Filipino World War II veterans were recognized posthumously on Nov. 7 at a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony held at the Embassy of the Philippines in Washington.
Elderly Asian Americans learn to protect themselves as crime, scams hit Seattle’s Chinatown-International District
Public safety in the Chinatown-International District (CID) takes an important step forward with a targeted educational campaign.
Key figure in Japanese American civil rights cases, dead at 105
Frank Chuman, a lawyer and longtime advocate for Japanese American civil rights who was incarcerated during World War II and later helped overturn landmark wartime convictions, has died.
Korean American detainee freed
The National Korean American Service & Education Consortium announced on its Facebook page that Tae Heung “Will” Kim has been freed.